Combined carbonator and siphon-filler.



P. E. MALMSTROM. COMBINED CARBONATOR AND SIPHON FILLER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1910.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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APPLICATION IILED JAN. 24, 1910. 1, 1 00,980. Patented June 23, 19m

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PETER E. MALMSTROM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, '10 AARON M. SLOSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914s.

Application filed January 24, 1910. Serial No. 539,717.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER E. MALMsTnoM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Carbonators and Siphon- Fillers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine of this class which will dispense with all the ordinary mechanism heretofore used, such as a pump, carbonating chamber of the usual character and other incidental mechanism, and substitute in lieu thereof means herein described which hold an ordinary siphon bottle, and permit the carbonating to be done in it, thereby impregnating the liquid in the presence of glass and free from all contaminating metals. This object is accomplished by my invention one embodinient of which is herein set forth.

The process is not claimed herein, but forms the subject-matter of another application, Serial No. 795,726, filed October 17th, 1913.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved carbonator. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, parts being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation of the same. Fig. 4: is a front end elevation. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the connections between the siphon and the charging apparatus. Fig. 6 is a'sectional view taken on the line 66 Fig. 1, looking in the directions of the arrows, and, Fig. 7 is an elevation partially in section of the main valve.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

My improved carbonator 1 is secured'to any suitable base 2 and fixed thereon by screws 3 or other suitable means. The screws 3 pass through a collar 4 upon which is a standard 5 having a branch 6 which terminates at the rear of the machine and suiliciently high to form a support for the main valve casing 7 The main valve casing 7 has two branches 8 and 9 respectively, one of which is connected with a source .of pure water supply and the other with a source of carbonic acid gas which is reduced to the proper pressure for the siphon. For convenience I will designate the branch 8 as connecting with the source of water supply, and the branch 9 as the one that is connected with the source of gas supply. It is obvious that either of these branches may be connected with either water or gas as-may be desired. The valve casing 7 is secured by means of a bolt 10 to the upper end of the branch 6 or by other suitable means.

The valve casing 7 is somewhat complex in its nature and is so made that it can turn on either the water or the gas but not both at once or it can shut off both at once. It can be a two-way valve casing if so desired. This double valve casing 7 has a centrally and horizontally disposed portion 11 which unites the branches Sand 9, and extending upwardly therefrom, and fixed thereon, is a standard 12. On this standard 12 is a boss 13 which is pivoted thereon, and extending from this boss 13 is a handle 14 by which the said boss is turned. A-cam-plate 15 which is horizontally disposed has two inclines 16 which are adapted to engage the heads 17 on the stems 18 of the valve rods of the branches 8 and '9. These heads 17 are beveled to correspond with the cams 16 and a downwardly extending pin 19 on the camplate 15 limits the movement of the cam by striking the casing 7 so that the handle 14 and the boss 18 move within predetermined limits. As the interiors of the branches 8 and 9 are substantially identical, a description of one will answer for both.

Near the bottom each is provided with a valve seat 20, and above this is a passage 21 which turns at right angles to form a passage 22 that connects the branches. Above the passage 22 is a collar 23 through which the stem 18 passes, and resting on this collar 23 is a packing 24: on which rests a washer or spring cap 25 which supports the lower end of a coil spring 26, the upper end of which presses against the head 17, and thereby forces the cone 27 which is fixed to the lower end of the stem 18, against the seat 20, unless the head 17 is pressed by a cam 16 against the pressure of the gas or water, as the case may be, and the tension of the spring 26 and thereby opens the valve. The passage 22 connects with a pipe 28 which runs to a union 29 that is carried on a casting 30 which is mounted on the upper end of the standard 5.

The casting 30 is fixed with relation to the pipe 28, and this pipe 28 passes through the union 29 and into a pipe 31 which extends through a casting 30. The pipe 28 also carries a bushing 32 which presses against a packing 33 and makes a gas-tight and liquidtight joint, so that there can be no leakage between the pipes 28 and 31. The pipe 31 is so mounted that it can turn about the axis of the part that is in alinement with the pipe 28 and in the casting 30. The pipe 31 also has an elbow extending at substantially degrees to a perforated bushing 35, which bushing is somewhat reduced at its free end to receive the end 36 of a siphon and hold the same against a packing 37 which forms a gas-tight joint in a manner which will be described below.

The elbow 34 has a projection 38 running laterally therefrom, and provided at its end with a valve 39 which consists of an exterior casting 40 secured into the part 38 by screw-threads and separated therefrom by a packing 41, as shown in Fig. 6. The casting 40 is provided with a passage 42 which forms a vent which is open to the interior of the pipe 34 after pressure is put on a head 43 and thereby compresses a spring 44 and shoves the stem 45 so that the packing 46 against the head 47 on the end of the stem 45 is moved from its seat, and thereby permits the venting in the interior of the pipe 31 through the passage 42.

The pipe 31 near the nozzle 35 is provided with a disk 48 that rests snug against the siphon bottle container 49, which will now be described. This container consists of two parts 50 and 51, the part 51 is practically a door supported by suitable hinges 52, and secured by suitable fastening 53. The precise shape which may be given to this bottle container 49 is not material but it is preferable to have it substantially as shown; that is, with an outline approximating that of a bottle and with wire-work sides. This container secures the bottle so that if it bursts while being charged, the fragments will not do any damage, and the open metal work permits the operator to view the contents of the bottle while it is being charged. The part 50 is secured to the plate 48 by means of screws or other suitable means so that this plate will always be firmly held against the container 49, and one of the walls of the container 49 is suitably perforated at 54 to permit the pipe 31 to pass therethrough.

The siphon bottle 55 is placed on the bot tom 56 of the chamber 49, and its upper end is engaged by a bail 57 pivoted at 58 in the walls of the chamber 49, and provided with a handle 59 at its forward end. This bail 57 is preferably shaped as shown, with one portion 60 adapted to rest on the nozzle 36 of the siphon bottle 55, and with another portion 61 adapted to press down the top of the siphon mechanism, and thereby open the valve, and with a third-part 62 which passes through a recess 63 diametrically opposite the pivot 58 and this part 62 is secured by means of a catch 64 pivoted at 65 of the walls of the part 50, and pressed in position by means of a leaf-spring 66 so that when the bail 57 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the valve of the bottle 55 is opened, and the bottle is fixed in place.

From the foregoing the operation of my improved carbonator will be readily understood. Assuming that the parts are as shown in Fig. 2, except that the valve 7 is suitably connected, the handle 14 is turned so as to admit suitable water to the interior of the bottle 55. About the time the bottle is halffull, or a little more than half-full, the water will trap the gas or air in the top of the bottle and will cease to How. It is then shut off. The handle 59 is used to turn the bottle container 49 until the same is inverted, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and then the head 43 is pressed, and the bottle is vented through the passage 42 the gas under the pressure of the liquid escaping through the pipe 31 as above indicated. The handle 59 is then turned to its initial position and the vent 42 is closed, and the handle 14 is then turned so as to admit more water, and this action can be repeated if necessary, to enable the bottle to be made sufliciently full. lVhen sufliciently full the handle 14 is thrown in the other direction and thereby permits the gas to enter the bottle 55 under any desired pressure. If the bottle breaks, its fragments will be caught in the container 49 and substantially no damage will result. If the bottle 55 does not break, and it seldom does in practice, it will contain water to which gas has just been added. hen a suflicient quantity of gas is in the liquid, the handle 59 is turned so as to thoroughly agitate the liquid in the bottle 55, and thereby thoroughly impregnating said liquid. If desired the admission of gas and the agitation may be alternated and repeated several times.

It is obvious that while the liquid is be ing thus impregnated and charged it is entirely inclosed in the glass of the bottle so that all danger of contamination is eliminated. When the liquid is thoroughly charged with gas, as above described, the catch 64 is moved against the tension of the spring 66, and thereby releasing the bail 57 which is raised as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and thereby closes the valve of the bottle 55, and releases the same from its contact with the nozzle 35, and through its siphon pipe 36 and the bottle 55 may then be removed and another one substituted, which is first opened by means of the bail 57 which is placed as shown in Fig, 2, and

then the second bottle is charged in exactly the same manner as the first. This operation may be repeated indefinitely.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto but it is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holder having hinged sections, a bail pivoted at one end to one of the sections and adapted to press the valve of the siphon bottle on bringing said bail to lowered position, means engaging the bail when lowered to hold it in such position and means for supplying liquid and gas to the siphon bottle.

2. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holder having hinged sections, a bail pivoted at one end to one of the sections and adapted to depress the valve of the siphon bottle on bringing said bail to lowered position, means engaging the bail when lowered to hold it in such position, liquid and gas supply mechanism having communication with a siphon bottle held in said holder, and a valve controlling said liquid and gas supply to the holder.

3. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holder having hinged sections, a bail pivoted at one end to one of the sections and adapted to depress the valve of a siphon bottle on bringing said bail to its lowered position, means engaging the bail when lowered to hold it in such position, liquid and gas supply mechanism having communication with a siphon bottle held in said holder, a valve controlling the fluids passed to the holder, a venting device and a rotatable joint between said mechanism and the holder, whereby the latter may be inverted,

4%. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holding means mounted to rotate in a vertical plane whereby the contents of a bottle carried by the holder is agitated, bottle venting means, means for opening a siphon bottle while in the holder, a valve controlling the liquid and gas supply and bottle charging means which permits either liquid or gas to enter said bottle, but not both at once, whereby liquid may be carbonated in the bottle.

5. In a device of the class described,

means for holding and means for opening a siphon bottle, means for venting said bot-- tle, means for agitating the contents of said bottle, and means for charging said bottle with liquid and gas, whereby liquid may be first placed in a siphon bottle and then carbonated therein.

6. In a device of the class described, a nozzle, means for holding and opening a siphon bottle so that the same may be rotated while open, pivoted means for holding the tube of said bottle with a gas-tight joint against the nozzle, means for venting said nozzle and means for charging said bottle through said nozzle with liquid and gas, whereby the liquid is carbonated in the bottle.

7. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holding means provided with a bail and a spring catch and a nozzle adapted to engage the siphon tube of a siphon bottle with a gas and liquid-tight joint, means for venting said bottle and means for charging the same with gas and liquid.

8. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holding means provided with a bail adapted to secure and open the bottle while in position to be charged, a spring actuated catch adapted to secure the bail in position, means for supplying liquid and gas to the said bottle, a nozzle adapted to be connected to the siphon tube of the bottle with a gas or liquid-tight joint, a trans parent door in said bottle holding means whereby a bottle being charged may be viewed from the exterior.

9. In a device of the class described, a siphon bottle holding means, a bail secured thereto adapted to hold a siphon bottle in place and open its valve, a nozzle adapted to be engaged by the siphon tube of the bottle with a liquid and gas-tight joint, a pipe connecting said nozzle and mounted so as to rotate about its axis, and means for mount-ing the same, a valve connecting with said pipe and adapted to supply the same with liquid and gas and means for venting said pipe.

Signed in the city, county and State of New York, this 20th day of January, 1910.

PETER E. MALMSTROM.

Witnesses:

GUSTAVE I. ARoNow, H. RADZINSKY,

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